Why does Jones want to fight Joe?

[Super_Lightweight]

Scap, how many people said Roy wouldn't fight Ruiz, or rematch Tarver twice?

I think you need to rethink this.

Roy is dumb enough to take this fight. He didn't fight scared vs Harding, he fought smart vs a skilled southpaw.

Either way, you're right...doubt he can deal with Joe's workrate.

[scap]

Scap, how many people said Roy wouldn't fight Ruiz, or rematch Tarver twice?

I think you need to rethink this.

Roy is dumb enough to take this fight. He didn't fight scared vs Harding, he fought smart vs a skilled southpaw.

Either way, you're right...doubt he can deal with Joe's workrate.

In terms of the Harding fight-Roy was there to be beaten that night-too bad Harding hurt himself-the fight was very very close-I think we both can agree Roy was not Roy that night.

I never recall people saying Roy would not fight Ruiz...hell wasnt Roy the favorite? The HW I dont think Roy wanted to fight was Corrie Sanders-for what ever reason Roy had some serious respect for the hard pucnhing southpaw and he moved back down.

Fighting Tarver for a second straight time seemed like a natural, Roy was half a sleep in that fight and I still had him beating the even lazier Toney Tarver-I thought the second fight would be a boring but very lcear UD for Jones, who new?

[the giant one]

Joe fights better than Glen Johnson and throws more and harder shots. Jones couldn't deal with those punches that looked a lot softer. How the hell will he deal with Joe's punches which are faster and harder. Joe also can go 12 full rounds nonstop while Johnson tapered off abit slightly towards the final rounds before KOing Jones. Really, what is Jones thinking?

Why$$$$$$$$$$$??

[Floydmayweather]

Roy is nervous when he fights Tarver, he remembers that shot that put him on his ass. Joe does not have the punching power to hurt Roy, and he will lose. I know i will get **** for this but Joe will be koed in this fight.

[RodBarker]

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Heh Scap , didnt you see what I said earlier , Calzaghe has clean KOs off only 3 opponets in his whole pro career !!

So where is the great punching power you say we are under estimating ?

Rod

[ELPacman]

Jones just needs to be hit on the chin and he's shaken up. Whether he goes down or not is another story. He's clearly not the fighter he used to be and he is very hittable now. Joe will hit him. I think Lacy could take good shots and it showed. Whether you call some of those shots slapping or not, a lot were clean, right down the center punches. What I think will beat Jones though is the workrate. If he tries to sit back and counter punch, he will be smothered again Johnson style. If he tries to bomb away at Joe which I don't think is his style, Joe will show his heart and fire back. It seems like after all these fights and years, Joe has found that hunger again and this time it's to prove us in the United States wrong. He said it himself, he's always seemed to do better against American fighters(gee I wonder why). I would pick Joe to win by late stoppage or landslide decision.

[Super_Lightweight]

I never recall people saying Roy would not fight Ruiz...hell wasnt Roy the favorite? The HW I dont think Roy wanted to fight was Corrie Sanders-for what ever reason Roy had some serious respect for the hard pucnhing southpaw and he moved back down.

Fighting Tarver for a second straight time seemed like a natural, Roy was half a sleep in that fight and I still had him beating the even lazier Toney Tarver-I thought the second fight would be a boring but very lcear UD for Jones, who new?

Lots of people said that. They said he would back out. He didn't. I don't forget **** like that. It was especially bad at **********. 60% of em thought Roy wouldn't step in the ring with Ruiz and that if he did he'd get waxed. People forget that because Roy beat him so easily.

Many people also said Roy wouldn't want to go through another tough fight with Tarver after what happened in the 1st fight.

[Kendo]

you have to look at this though. Roy didnt fight again glenn. he sat there and let glenn hit on him. jc is a good fighter yes. but he cannot beat RJ if he decides to show up. i know roy can still fight he proved it in spurts against tarver in there 3rd fight. when roy goes at you he hurts you. he was working tarver in the 3rd and 4th rounds. but than after that i guess he thought he proved something i dont know. but if RJ shows up ever again i still think no one in boxing can beat him.

[Kendo]

thank you. roy just outpointed tarver in the 3rd fight for about 2 stright rounds and gave up. yea roy is not in no line of being out of money. my man owns 88 acres of pensicola. come on now. this is going to be a fight for roy to show the world that he still has it in him. that RJ is still in there somewhere. maybe the 3rd fight with tarver was to prove that he can still take a punch now he is going to go back to the old roy jones. which i hope he does. if RJ shows up he wins. not by KO but by a UD.

[RAESAAD]

Joe can't hurt Roy. Roy's main problem now is his chin. Joe still can't box a faded Jones.

Oh I think Joe can hurt Roy and will.